Yanukovich says is Ukraine's commander-in-chief, army will ignore "criminal orders"

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia, March 11

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia, March 11 Ukraine's ousted
leader, Viktor Yanukovich, reiterated on Tuesday that he was the
country's legitimate president and commander-in-chief, saying he
was sure the armed forces would refuse to obey any "criminal
orders".

In a statement in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don,
Yanukovich remained unswayed in his argument that "extremists"
had taken power in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. He told
journalists that a presidential election set for May 25 would be
illegal.